How to Become a Notary in Nevada — Requirements & Fees

How to become a notary public in Nevada: a surety bond, a required course, an exam, remote online notarization — verified from Nevada Secretary of State, Notary Division.

Source-verified

Requirements below are drawn from Nevada Secretary of State, Notary Division (official site) and last verified August 12, 2026. Boards change fees and rules often — confirm before acting.

Requirements at a glance

Per NRS ch. 240 and the Secretary of State's notary requirements page: (1) meet the NRS 240.015 qualifications; (2) complete the Secretary of State's mandatory course of study and pass its examination -- the SOS states 'All new and renewing Notaries are required to complete training for a traditional notary appointment through the Nevada Secretary of State training site. Please note that any additional training completed through other websites or vendors is not sufficient to meet the NRS requirements. Upon completion of training, you will be required to pass an exam and achieve a passing score of at least 80%'; (3) take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office -- NRS 240.030(1)(b) requires the applicant to 'Take and subscribe to the oath set forth in Section 2 of Article 15 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada as if the applicant were a public officer'; (4) ENTER INTO A $10,000 BOND AND FILE IT, WITH THE OATH, IN THE COUNTY -- NRS 240.030(1)(d): 'Enter into a bond to the State of Nevada in the sum of $10,000, to be filed with the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides or, if the applicant is a resident of an adjoining state, with the clerk of the county in this State in which the applicant maintains a place of business or is employed. The applicant must submit to the Secretary of State a certificate issued by the appropriate county clerk which indicates that the applicant filed the bond'; (5) submit the application with a $35 fee and a declaration under penalty of perjury that no prior appointment has been revoked or suspended in any state (NRS 240.030(1)(a), (e)); fingerprints and an FBI report may be required at the Secretary of State's discretion (NRS 240.030(1)(f)); (6) the Secretary of State issues the certificate of appointment only 'Upon receipt of the application, fee and certification that the required bond and oath have been filed and recorded' (NRS 240.030(4)). The Secretary of State's application checklist adds the current fee schedule: 'Application Fee: $35; Traditional Notary training fee: $45; eNotary registration (if applicable): $50; eNotary training (if applicable): $45,' and directs that 'Applications, documents and payment can be submitted through the Secretary of State SilverFlume portal.' A THE-BOND-COMES-FIRST TRAP: NRS 240.030(5) provides that 'The term of a notary public commences on the effective date of the bond... A notary public shall not perform a notarial act after the effective date of the bond unless the notary public has been issued a certificate of appointment' -- the term is already running before the certificate arrives, but notarizing in that gap is prohibited.

Legal basis

Nevada Secretary of State, Notary Division commissions notaries public in Nevada. Every figure below is verified against the commissioning authority’s own official pages and dated.

What it’s called

Nevada APPOINTS a notary public; the statutory nouns are ‘appointment’ and ‘certificate of appointment’ (NRS 240.010(1), 240.030(4)), and NRS 240.020 speaks of a ’term’ of 4 years. Nevada is one of the jurisdictions where the folk word ‘commission’ is also used officially – the Secretary of State’s own page says ‘To become a notary or renew your notary commission in this state’ – so both words appear in state sources; ’notary license’ is a folk term Nevada does not use. Statute also uses ’notarial officer,’ which is broader than notary public: under NRS 240.1635 it covers judges, court clerks, deputy clerks, justices of the peace and others. The technology credential is an ’electronic notary public’ registration, which the Secretary of State abbreviates ’eNotary’; note that in Nevada an eNotary registration is what carries remote (audio-video) authority, so ’eNotary’ and ‘remote notary’ are not distinguished by separate credentials the way they are in some states. ‘Notary signing agent’ / ’loan signing agent’ is a private vendor credential Nevada does not issue; no Nevada source read on 2026-08-12 addresses it. Note also that NRS 240.085(2) bars a non-attorney notary from advertising with the terms ’notario,’ ’notario publico’ or ’licenciado’;.

Types of notary commission

Notary public appointment (traditional) — Anyone meeting NRS 240.015 who wants to notarize paper documents with the signer physically present Nevada APPOINTS notaries; NRS 240.010(1): ‘The Secretary of State may appoint notaries public in this State.’ What the applicant receives is a ‘certificate of appointment’ (NRS 240.030(4)), and the appointment runs 4 years (NRS 240.020).
Electronic notary public registration (eNotary) — An already-appointed Nevada notary who wants to notarize ELECTRONIC documents – including for signers who appear by audio-video A registration layered on the underlying appointment, governed by the Electronic Notarization Enabling Act, NRS 240.181 to 240.206. NRS 240.192(1)(a) requires the registrant to already ‘be a notarial officer in this State who has complied with the requirements pertaining to taking an oath and filing a bond set forth in NRS 240.030 and 240.033’. Registration fee $50 (NRS 240.192(1)(c)). NRS 240.194(1): ‘The period of registration of an electronic notary public is coterminous with his or her term of appointment as a notary public.’ Nevada does NOT issue a separate remote-only credential – the same eNotary registration carries the audio-video authority.

Who can be commissioned

NRS 240.015(1): a person appointed as a notary public must ‘(a) Be a resident of this State. (b) Be at least 18 years of age. (c) Possess his or her civil rights. (d) Have completed a course of study pursuant to NRS 240.018.’ ADJOINING-STATE EXCEPTION – NRS 240.015(2): the Secretary of State may appoint a resident of an adjoining state who either ‘(a) Maintains a place of business in the State of Nevada that is registered pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS and any applicable business licensing requirements of the local government where the business is located; or (b) Is regularly employed at an office, business or facility located within the State of Nevada by an employer registered to do business in this State,’ with the appointment subject to suspension if that connection ends. The Secretary of State names the qualifying states: ‘You are a resident of California, Oregon, Utah, Idaho or Arizona.’ DISQUALIFICATIONS – NRS 240.010(2) bars appointment of a person ‘(a) Who submits an application containing a substantial and material misstatement or omission of fact. (b) Whose previous appointment as a notary public in this State or another state has been revoked for cause. (c) …has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to: (1) A crime involving moral turpitude; or (2) Burglary, conversion, embezzlement, extortion, forgery, fraud, identity theft, larceny, obtaining money under false pretenses, robbery or any other crime involving misappropriation of the identity or property of another person or entity… (d) Against whom a complaint that alleges a violation of a provision of this chapter is pending. (e) Who has not submitted to the Secretary of State proof satisfactory to the Secretary of State that the person has enrolled in and successfully completed a course of study provided pursuant to NRS 240.018.’ A moral-turpitude conviction is not permanently disqualifying: NRS 240.010(3) allows application if more than 10 years have elapsed since release from confinement or the end of parole, probation or sentence, restitution is complete, civil rights are possessed, and the crime is not one of those enumerated in subsection 2(c)(2). The Secretary of State summarises the civil-rights condition as ‘Possess your civil rights (a felon cannot be a notary)’ and adds ‘Have never had your notary commission revoked in another state.’ PRIVACY PROTECTIONS: NRS 240.0155 forbids the Secretary of State to collect a social security number or alternative personally identifying number from a notary or applicant, and NRS 240.030(3) provides that an applicant ‘must not be required to disclose his or her residential address or telephone number on any such document which will become available to the public.’ No language or citizenship qualification appears in NRS 240.015 or NRS 240.010, or on the Secretary of State’s requirements page, as read on 2026-08-12.

Requirements

Per NRS ch. 240 and the Secretary of State’s notary requirements page: (1) meet the NRS 240.015 qualifications; (2) complete the Secretary of State’s mandatory course of study and pass its examination – the SOS states ‘All new and renewing Notaries are required to complete training for a traditional notary appointment through the Nevada Secretary of State training site. Please note that any additional training completed through other websites or vendors is not sufficient to meet the NRS requirements. Upon completion of training, you will be required to pass an exam and achieve a passing score of at least 80%’; (3) take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office – NRS 240.030(1)(b) requires the applicant to ‘Take and subscribe to the oath set forth in Section 2 of Article 15 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada as if the applicant were a public officer’; (4) ENTER INTO A $10,000 BOND AND FILE IT, WITH THE OATH, IN THE COUNTY – NRS 240.030(1)(d): ‘Enter into a bond to the State of Nevada in the sum of $10,000, to be filed with the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides or, if the applicant is a resident of an adjoining state, with the clerk of the county in this State in which the applicant maintains a place of business or is employed. The applicant must submit to the Secretary of State a certificate issued by the appropriate county clerk which indicates that the applicant filed the bond’; (5) submit the application with a $35 fee and a declaration under penalty of perjury that no prior appointment has been revoked or suspended in any state (NRS 240.030(1)(a), (e)); fingerprints and an FBI report may be required at the Secretary of State’s discretion (NRS 240.030(1)(f)); (6) the Secretary of State issues the certificate of appointment only ‘Upon receipt of the application, fee and certification that the required bond and oath have been filed and recorded’ (NRS 240.030(4)). The Secretary of State’s application checklist adds the current fee schedule: ‘Application Fee: $35; Traditional Notary training fee: $45; eNotary registration (if applicable): $50; eNotary training (if applicable): $45,’ and directs that ‘Applications, documents and payment can be submitted through the Secretary of State SilverFlume portal.’ A THE-BOND-COMES-FIRST TRAP: NRS 240.030(5) provides that ‘The term of a notary public commences on the effective date of the bond… A notary public shall not perform a notarial act after the effective date of the bond unless the notary public has been issued a certificate of appointment’ – the term is already running before the certificate arrives, but notarizing in that gap is prohibited.

Training

Nevada requires a training course.

Mandatory for BOTH new and renewing appointments, and the state’s own course is the only one that counts. NRS 240.018(1)(a) authorises the Secretary of State to provide courses of study for ’the mandatory training of notaries public,’ which ‘(1) Must include at least 3 hours of instruction and an examination relating to the functions and duties of notaries public; and (2) May be conducted in person or online by the Secretary of State or a vendor approved by the Secretary of State.’ NRS 240.018(3) lists who must take it: ‘(a) A person applying for appointment as a notary public for the first time. (b) A person renewing his or her appointment as a notary public. (c) A person who has committed a violation of this chapter or whose appointment as a notary public has been suspended, and who has been required by the Secretary of State to enroll in a course of study.’ Completing it is a condition of appointment: NRS 240.015(1)(d) and NRS 240.010(2)(e). The Secretary of State is blunt about third-party courses: ‘All new and renewing Notaries are required to complete training for a traditional notary appointment through the Nevada Secretary of State training site. Please note that any additional training completed through other websites or vendors is not sufficient to meet the NRS requirements.’ Course fee: $45 for traditional notary training (SOS fee list); NRS 240.018(1)(b) authorises the SOS to ‘Charge a reasonable fee to each person who enrolls,’ deposited in the Notary Public Training Account created by NRS 240.018(4). SEPARATE eNOTARY TRAINING: NRS 240.195 authorises an additional course of study on electronic notarization, required of first-time eNotary registrants, renewing eNotary registrants, and violators (NRS 240.195(3)); it ‘must… Be taken online and be of a duration of not more than 3 hours, including instruction and completion of an examination of the course content,’ cover ’notarial law and ethics, technology and procedures,’ and be approved by the Secretary of State (NRS 240.195(4)). Fee $45 (SOS fee list). NRS 240.1943 lets a registrant proceed without the eNotary course if it is not yet offered, but requires completion ‘within 120 days after the course of study is first offered.’ The SOS adds a sequencing rule: ‘Electronic Notary training should only be completed after you are an active traditional notary with a current commission number.’

Exam

Nevada requires an exam.

An examination is embedded in the state’s mandatory course and must be passed. NRS 240.018(1)(a)(1) requires the course of study to include ‘at least 3 hours of instruction and an examination relating to the functions and duties of notaries public.’ The Secretary of State states the standard: ‘Upon completion of training, you will be required to pass an exam and achieve a passing score of at least 80%.’ It applies to renewing notaries as well as first-timers, because NRS 240.018(3)(b) puts renewers in the same required-course category. SEPARATE eNOTARY EXAM: NRS 240.195(2) requires an eNotary registrant to ‘(a) Complete any course of study on electronic notarization that is required pursuant to subsection 1… and (b) Pass an examination at the completion of the course’; the SOS says ‘Electronic and Remote Electronic notaries must also complete additional training and pass an additional electronic notary (eNotary) exam.’ NO SEPARATE EXAM FEE is published apart from the $45 traditional and $45 eNotary training fees, which the SOS lists as training fees; NRS 240.018(1)(b) authorises a single enrollment fee for the course. NOT LOCATED: the number of questions, the retake rules, or how long a passing score stays valid – none appears in NRS 240.017, 240.018, 240.195 or on the Secretary of State’s requirements page as read on 2026-08-12; those details would sit in the Secretary of State’s regulations (NAC ch. 240), which were not fetched. CLASSIFICATION NOTE: this is an examination on the state’s own course, not a standalone licensing examination administered independently of training – the same shape as Texas, and a verifier applying a strict ‘separate licensing exam’ definition should reclassify it into training.

Your surety bond

A $10,000 surety bond is required, AND IT IS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK, NOT THE SECRETARY OF STATE – the single most distinctive procedural fact about becoming a Nevada notary. NRS 240.030(1)(d): ‘Enter into a bond to the State of Nevada in the sum of $10,000, to be filed with the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides or, if the applicant is a resident of an adjoining state, with the clerk of the county in this State in which the applicant maintains a place of business or is employed. The applicant must submit to the Secretary of State a certificate issued by the appropriate county clerk which indicates that the applicant filed the bond required pursuant to this paragraph.’ NRS 240.030(4) adds that ‘The bond, together with the oath, must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk… On a form provided by the Secretary of State, the county clerk shall immediately certify to the Secretary of State that the required bond and oath have been filed and recorded.’ The Secretary of State restates it: ‘$10,000 (at a minimum) for a 4-year term. The bond is filed with the County Clerk’s Office of the county in which you reside… When the bond is filed with the county clerk, the clerk will provide the notary with a filing notice,’ and non-residents ‘will file their bond with the County Clerk’s Office of the county where they are regularly employed.’ BOND TERMS – NRS 240.033(1): the bond ‘must be executed by the person applying to become a notary public as principal and by a surety company qualified and authorized to do business in this State. The bond must be made payable to the State of Nevada and be conditioned to provide indemnification to a person determined to have suffered damage as a result of an act by the notary public which violates a provision of NRS 240.001 to 240.169, inclusive or, if applicable, an act by the electronic notary public which violates a provision of NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive.’ The surety must pay a final nonappealable Nevada judgment on written notice, must notify the Secretary of State within 30 days if the penal sum is exhausted (NRS 240.033(2)), and ‘The surety bond must cover the period of the appointment of the notary public, except when a surety is released’ (NRS 240.033(3)); a surety may be released on 30 days’ written notice to the Secretary of State and the notary (NRS 240.033(4)). ERRORS & OMISSIONS INSURANCE: nothing in NRS 240.030, 240.033 or the Secretary of State’s requirements or application lists requires E&O coverage, and none of those sources mentions it at all. Tiers searched for an E&O requirement: NRS ch. 240 (full chapter text, including the appointment, bond and electronic-notarization articles) and the Secretary of State’s Nevada Notary Requirements and Information page, on 2026-08-12; the Secretary of State’s regulations were not reachable, so this record states the absence of an E&O requirement from those tiers rather than asserting a rule-level negative.

Fees

STATE FEES, from the Secretary of State’s application requirements: ‘Application Fee: $35; Traditional Notary training fee: $45; eNotary registration (if applicable): $50; eNotary training (if applicable): $45.’ Each is corroborated in statute where statute sets it: NRS 240.030(1)(a) – ‘At the time the applicant submits his or her application, pay to the Secretary of State $35’; NRS 240.192(1)(c) – an eNotary registrant must ‘Pay to the Secretary of State a registration fee of $50, which is in addition to the application fee required pursuant to NRS 240.030’. The two $45 training charges are agency-set under the authority in NRS 240.018(1)(b) and NRS 240.195, which fix no dollar amount. OTHER STATUTORY FEES: duplicate or amended certificate of appointment, $10 (NRS 240.030(6)) – but free if the notary never received the original and asks within 60 days of issuance; replacement of a lost stamp, $10 with the amended-certificate request (NRS 240.045(1)); an eNotary who changes email address, county of residence, name, electronic signature or signature technology must file the change within 10 days with ‘A fee of $10’ (NRS 240.194(3)). FINGERPRINTS: if the Secretary of State requires them, the applicant pays ‘A fee established by regulation of the Secretary of State which must not exceed the sum of the amounts charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the fingerprints’ (NRS 240.030(1)(f)(2)). NOT A STATE FEE: the $10,000 surety bond, bought from a surety company; and the rubber stamp, which a stamp maker may not produce without seeing the notary’s certificate of appointment (NRS 240.045(3)). COUNTY STEP: the bond and oath are filed and recorded with the county clerk (NRS 240.030(4)); no county recording charge is stated in NRS ch. 240 or by the Secretary of State, and this record does not assert one.

How long the commission lasts, and renewing it

4 years, and the clock starts at the BOND’s effective date, not at the certificate of appointment. NRS 240.020: ‘A person appointed as a notary public pursuant to this chapter may perform notarial acts in any part of this state for a term of 4 years, unless sooner removed.’ NRS 240.030(5): ‘The term of a notary public commences on the effective date of the bond required pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1. A notary public shall not perform a notarial act after the effective date of the bond unless the notary public has been issued a certificate of appointment.’ The Secretary of State’s bond requirement is stated the same way: ‘$10,000 (at a minimum) for a 4-year term.’ An eNotary registration is coterminous: NRS 240.194(1) – ‘The period of registration of an electronic notary public is coterminous with his or her term of appointment as a notary public pursuant to NRS 240.010. Registration as an electronic notary public must be renewed at the same time a person renews his or her appointment as a notary public.’ Renewal repeats the full qualification path every 4 years. NRS 240.018(3)(b) puts ‘A person renewing his or her appointment as a notary public’ in the list of persons required to enroll in and complete the mandatory course of study – with its 80% examination – and the Secretary of State’s page opens its requirements list with ‘To become a notary or renew your notary commission in this state, you must meet the following requirements.’ A fresh bond is required for the new 4-year term (NRS 240.033(3): the bond ‘must cover the period of the appointment’), filed again with the county clerk, and the new term commences on that bond’s effective date (NRS 240.030(5)). eNotary registrants must renew the registration at the same time (NRS 240.194(1)) and must retake the electronic-notarization course and examination (NRS 240.195(3)(b)). A grace provision exists for the electronic signature: a former eNotary whose registration was neither revoked nor denied need not destroy the signature technology if the registration is renewed ‘using the same electronic signature, within 3 months after the expiration’ (NRS 240.203(3)). If a registration lapses, NRS 240.194(2) suspends it by operation of law until the person is again an appointed notary. NO RENEWAL WINDOW in days is stated in NRS ch. 240 or on the Secretary of State’s requirements page as read on 2026-08-12. Nevada does not have a separate ‘continuing education’ scheme; instead, the mandatory 3-hour course of study and its examination must be repeated at every renewal. NRS 240.018(3)(b) expressly lists ‘A person renewing his or her appointment as a notary public’ among those ‘required to enroll in and successfully complete a course of study provided pursuant to this section,’ and NRS 240.018(1)(a)(1) fixes the course at ‘at least 3 hours of instruction and an examination.’ For electronic notaries, NRS 240.195(3)(b) requires ‘A person renewing his or her registration as an electronic notary public’ to retake the electronic-notarization course, which ‘must… Be taken online and be of a duration of not more than 3 hours, including instruction and completion of an examination.’ The Secretary of State frames both as a single requirement: ‘All new and renewing Notaries are required to complete training.’ No additional annual or biennial CE obligation appears in NRS ch. 240 or on the Secretary of State’s requirements page as read on 2026-08-12.

Your seal or stamp

A rubber or mechanical INK STAMP is required; an embossed seal is not. NRS 240.040(1): the statement required by NRS 240.1655(1)(d) must ‘(a) Be imprinted in indelible, photographically reproducible ink with a rubber or other mechanical stamp; and (b) Set forth: (1) The name of the notary public; (2) The phrase “Notary Public, State of Nevada”; (3) The date on which the appointment of the notary public expires; (4) The number of the certificate of appointment of the notary public; (5) If the notary public so desires, the Great Seal of the State of Nevada; and (6) If the notary public is a resident of an adjoining state, the word “nonresident.”’ NRS 240.040(2): ‘After July 1, 1965, an embossed notarial seal is not required on notarized documents.’ SHAPE AND SIZE – NRS 240.040(3): the stamp ‘must: (a) Be a rectangle, not larger than 1 inch by 2 1/2 inches, and may contain a border design; and (b) Produce a legible imprint.’ PLACEMENT AND CUSTODY – NRS 240.040(4): ‘A notary public shall not affix his or her stamp over printed material’; NRS 240.040(5) requires the stamp to be kept ‘in a secure location during any period in which the notary public is not using the stamp.’ NRS 240.040(6) defines ‘mechanical stamp’ to include ‘an imprint made by a computer or other similar technology.’ LOSS OR DAMAGE – NRS 240.045(1): within 10 days of losing the stamp the notary must request an amended certificate of appointment with a $10 fee and obtain a new stamp; NRS 240.045(2) requires immediate notice to the Secretary of State if the stamp is destroyed, broken, damaged or inoperable. STAMP MAKERS ARE GATED – NRS 240.045(3): ‘A person or governmental entity shall not make, manufacture or otherwise produce a notary’s stamp unless the notary public presents his or her original or amended certificate of appointment or a certified copy… to that person or governmental entity.’ ON RESIGNATION OR DEATH – NRS 240.051(1) requires the notary, or the executor of the estate, to notify the Secretary of State and ‘Destroy the notary’s stamp.’ Electronic notaries use an electronic signature and electronic seal, which ‘must be used only for the purposes of performing electronic notarial acts’ and must be safeguarded under the notary’s exclusive control (NRS 240.202).

Keeping a journal

Nevada requires a notary journal.

A journal is required for EVERY notarial act, it is a public record, and it must be a bound book with preprinted page numbers. NRS 240.120(1): ’each notary public shall keep a journal in his or her office in which the notary public shall enter for each notarial act performed, at the time the act is performed: (a) The fees charged, if any; (b) The title of the document; (c) The date on which the notary public performed the act; (d)… the name and signature of the person whose signature is being notarized; (e)… a description of the evidence used by the notary public to verify the identification of the person whose signature is being notarized; (f) An indication of whether the notary public administered an oath; and (g) The type of certificate used to evidence the notarial act, as required pursuant to NRS 240.1655.’ One entry may cover multiple acts done for the same person at the same time on one or similar documents (NRS 240.120(2)). A signature may be omitted only in a narrow case – NRS 240.120(3): the notary has performed an act for the person within the previous 6 months, has personal knowledge of the person’s identity, and ‘The person is an employer or coworker of the notary public and the notarial act relates to a transaction performed in the ordinary course of the person’s business’ – in which case the notary enters ‘known personally’ as the identification description (NRS 240.120(4)). Credible-witness identifications require the witness to sign the journal and be noted as a credible witness (NRS 240.120(5)). FORM AND ACCESS – NRS 240.120(6): the journal must ‘(a) Be open to public inspection. (b) Be in a bound volume with preprinted page numbers.’ A certified copy of an entry must be provided on request and payment of the NRS 240.100 fee (NRS 240.120(7)); the journal must be kept secure when not in use (NRS 240.120(8)); it must be retained ‘until 7 years after the date on which he or she ceases to be a notary public’ (NRS 240.120(9)); and loss or theft must be reported to the Secretary of State AND the appropriate law enforcement agency (NRS 240.120(10)). Travel fees charged under NRS 240.100(3) must also be entered in the journal (NRS 240.100(5)). ELECTRONIC JOURNAL – an eNotary keeps a separate electronic journal under NRS 240.201: each act must be described and it must be specified ‘whether the electronic notarial act was performed using audio-video communication’; the journal is maintained ‘at all times under his or her sole control’; it must ‘Enable access by a password or other secure means of authentication’ and ‘Be capable of providing tangible or electronic copies of any entry’; the Secretary of State may suspend a registration for failure to produce an entry within 10 days of request; and on surrender, revocation or expiration the notarial records must be kept 7 years.

Online (remote) notarization

Nevada authorizes remote online notarization, and it requires a registration separate from your commission.

Nevada authorizes remote notarization through its ELECTRONIC notary registration rather than a separate remote credential – there is no standalone ‘RON commission’ in Nevada. The mechanism is definitional: NRS 240.1882 provides that ‘“In the presence of” or “appear before” means being: 1. In the same physical location as another person and close enough to see, hear, communicate with and exchange credentials with that person; or 2. In a different physical location from another person but able to see, hear and communicate with the person by means of audio-video communication that meets any rules or regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.’ That definition sits in the Electronic Notarization Enabling Act, NRS 240.181 to 240.206, which controls over the general notary provisions where they conflict (NRS 240.189). REGISTRATION: NRS 240.192(1) requires the registrant to already be an appointed Nevada notarial officer who has taken the oath and filed the bond under NRS 240.030 and 240.033, to register with the Secretary of State, to ‘Pay to the Secretary of State a registration fee of $50,’ and to submit proof of completing any required electronic-notarization course. The registration must describe ’the technology or device that the registrant intends to use to create his or her electronic signature’ and include the registrant’s electronic signature (NRS 240.192(2)). NRS 240.191(1)(a) makes it unlawful to represent oneself as an electronic notary public without registering. WHERE THE PARTIES MAY BE – NRS 240.1993(1): the signer may be located in Nevada, elsewhere in the United States, or outside the United States if the notary ‘has no actual knowledge of the electronic notarial act being prohibited in the jurisdiction in which the person is physically located’ and the document is before a US court or entity, relates to US property, or relates to a transaction substantially connected to the United States. NRS 240.1993(2) requires that the electronic notary ‘is physically present in this State at the time of performing the electronic’ act. RECORDING IS MANDATORY – NRS 240.1995(1): ‘An electronic notary public shall arrange for a recording to be made of each electronic notarial act performed using audio-video communication. Before performing any electronic notarial act using audio-video communication, the electronic notary public must inform all participating persons that the electronic notarization will be electronically recorded.’ If identity rests on personal knowledge the recording must include the notary’s explanation of how and how long he or she has known the person; if it rests on a credible witness, the witness must appear before the notary and explain the same on the recording (NRS 240.1995(2)-(3)). Retention: ’not less than 7 years, regardless of whether the electronic notarial act was actually completed’ (NRS 240.1995(4)). Identity confirmation for audio-video acts is governed by NRS 240.1997 and the technology requirements by NRS 240.1991. POWERS – NRS 240.196: a registered electronic notary may take an acknowledgment, execute a jurat, administer an oath or affirmation, certify a true and correct copy, and perform other duties prescribed by law. The Secretary of State publishes ‘Electronic Notary Solution Provider Information’ and requires an ’eNotary exemplar from an approved platform provider’ with the application. An eNotary registration expires with the underlying appointment (NRS 240.194(1)), and on death, surrender, revocation or expiry the signature technology must be rendered ineffective (NRS 240.203).

What you may charge

Nevada caps each act separately and, unusually, also caps the travel fee by hour and time of day. NRS 240.100(1): ‘a notary public may charge the following fees and no more: For taking an acknowledgment, for the first signature of each signer….. $15.00; For each additional signature of each signer…. 7.50; For administering an oath or affirmation…. 7.50; For a certified copy…. 7.50; For a jurat, for each signature on the affidavit…. 15.00; For performing a marriage ceremony…. 75.00.’ Fees ‘are payable in advance, if demanded’ (NRS 240.100(2)). TRAVEL – NRS 240.100(3): an additional travel fee is allowed only if the customer asks the notary to travel, the notary explains the fee ‘is in addition to the fee authorized in subsection 1 and is not required by law,’ the customer ‘agrees in advance upon the hourly rate,’ and the fee does not exceed ‘$15 per hour’ for travel between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. or ‘$30 per hour’ between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.; ‘The notary public may charge a minimum of 2 hours for such travel and shall charge on a pro rata basis after the first 2 hours.’ The agreed travel fee may still be charged if the customer cancels after the notary has begun travelling or if the customer’s own actions prevent the act (NRS 240.100(4)), and every travel fee must be entered in the journal (NRS 240.100(5)). ELECTRONIC ACTS ARE PRICED HIGHER – NRS 240.197(1)(a): an electronic notary public may charge $25 for taking an acknowledgment per signature, $25 for executing a jurat per signature, and $25 for administering an oath or affirmation, with travel capped at $10 per hour daytime and $25 per hour overnight (NRS 240.197(1)(d)). POSTING IS A CONDITION OF CHARGING – NRS 240.110: a notary who charges fees ‘shall publish and set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office a table of those fees… The schedule must not be printed in smaller than 1/2-inch type. A notary public shall not charge fees unless the notary public has published and set up a table of fees in accordance with this subsection.’ NRS 240.130 restricts a notary to charging only authorized fees, and NRS 240.065(1)(b) disqualifies a notary who will receive from the transaction any consideration ‘in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100,’ with exceptions for attorneys and registered document preparation services (NRS 240.065(2)-(3)).

Who does NOT need a commission — exemptions

NRS 240.1635(1): ‘A notarial act may be performed within this State by the following persons: (a) A notary public of this State; (b) A judge, clerk or deputy clerk of any court of this State; (c) A justice of the peace; (d) Any other person authorized to perform the specific act by the law of this State; or (e) A person authorized to perform the specific act by the law of a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.’ NRS 240.1635(2) gives the same effect to notarial acts performed in Nevada under federal authority as provided in NRS 240.1645, and NRS 240.1635(3) makes the signature and title of the performing person prima facie evidence of genuineness and office. The journal duty itself carries an exemption: NRS 240.120(11) begins ‘The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who is authorized to perform a notarial act pursuan[t]…’ – the sentence continues past the point captured in the text read, so this record notes that an exemption exists there without stating its scope. NRS 240.061(2) draws a line between officer types: ‘A notarial officer other than a notary public may not perform a notarial act with respect to a document to which the officer or the officer’s spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest.’ Tiers searched for exemptions: the full text of NRS ch. 240 (Rev. AM–2025 edition, all articles including the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts sections NRS 240.161 to 240.169 and the Electronic Notarization Enabling Act) and the Secretary of State’s Nevada Notary Requirements and Information page, on 2026-08-12. Military notarial authority under 10 U.S.C. 1044a is not cited in NRS ch. 240; NRS 240.1645 is Nevada’s own federal-authority provision and is referenced rather than paraphrased into a federal cite, because its text was not separately extracted when this page was last verified.

How to apply

Applications are handled by Nevada Secretary of State, Notary Division. Start at the official application page .

Verify a license in Nevada

Nevada Secretary of State publishes a public license search , searchable by Not determined – see covers. It covers NOT CONFIRMED AT THE LAST VERIFICATION (2026-08-12). The Secretary of State’s notary section publishes ‘Suspended & Cancelled Notary Appointments’ and a site-wide ‘Public Database & Registry Searches’ entry, both visible in the 2026-08-07 archived copy of the notary landing page, but nvsos.gov could not be read by any automated method available to us – including from a US vantage – so no notary lookup URL, field list or result set was verified. NRS 240.007 (title: ‘Information and documents filed with or obtained by Secretary of State: Public examination; confidentiality; disclosure’) governs what is publicly examinable, and NRS 240.120(6)(a) independently makes a Nevada notary’s journal ‘open to public inspection.’ The URL recorded here is the notary division landing page, not a verified lookup endpoint.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does a Nevada notary appointment last?

Four years. NRS 240.020: ‘A person appointed as a notary public pursuant to this chapter may perform notarial acts in any part of this state for a term of 4 years, unless sooner removed.’ The term starts on the effective date of the notary’s bond, not on the date the certificate of appointment arrives (NRS 240.030(5)) – but notarizing before the certificate is issued is prohibited.

Where do I file my Nevada notary bond?

With the county clerk, not the Secretary of State. NRS 240.030(1)(d) requires the applicant to ‘Enter into a bond to the State of Nevada in the sum of $10,000, to be filed with the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides,’ and to send the Secretary of State the county clerk’s certificate showing the bond was filed. The bond and the oath ‘must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk,’ and the clerk certifies that back to the Secretary of State (NRS 240.030(4)). An applicant who lives in a bordering state files in the Nevada county where he or she works.

Does Nevada require notary training and an exam?

Yes, and only the state’s own course counts. NRS 240.018(1)(a) sets the course at ‘at least 3 hours of instruction and an examination relating to the functions and duties of notaries public,’ and NRS 240.018(3) requires it of first-time applicants, renewing notaries, and notaries ordered to retake it after a violation. The Secretary of State adds that training must be done ’through the Nevada Secretary of State training site,’ that other vendors’ training ‘is not sufficient to meet the NRS requirements,’ and that the exam requires ‘a passing score of at least 80%.’

How much does it cost to become a Nevada notary?

The Secretary of State lists ‘Application Fee: $35; Traditional Notary training fee: $45; eNotary registration (if applicable): $50; eNotary training (if applicable): $45.’ The $35 and the $50 are fixed by statute (NRS 240.030(1)(a) and NRS 240.192(1)(c)). Separately, the applicant buys a $10,000 surety bond and a rubber stamp, and may owe a fingerprint-processing fee if the Secretary of State requires prints (NRS 240.030(1)(f)).

How much can a Nevada notary charge?

NRS 240.100(1) sets a maximum for each act: $15 for taking an acknowledgment for the first signature of each signer and $7.50 for each additional signature, $7.50 for administering an oath or affirmation, $7.50 for a certified copy, $15 for a jurat for each signature on the affidavit, and $75 for performing a marriage ceremony. A travel fee is allowed only with advance agreement on the hourly rate and is capped at $15 per hour between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. and $30 per hour between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., with a 2-hour minimum. Electronic notarial acts are priced separately at $25 each (NRS 240.197). A notary may not charge anything unless a fee table is posted in type no smaller than half an inch (NRS 240.110).

Do Nevada notaries have to keep a journal?

Yes, for every notarial act, at the time it is performed. NRS 240.120(1) lists what each entry must contain, including the fees charged, the title of the document, the date, the signer’s name and signature, the identification evidence, whether an oath was administered, and the type of certificate used. The journal ‘must… Be open to public inspection’ and ‘Be in a bound volume with preprinted page numbers’ (NRS 240.120(6)), must be retained ‘until 7 years after the date on which he or she ceases to be a notary public’ (NRS 240.120(9)), and if it is lost or stolen the notary must report it to both the Secretary of State and law enforcement.

Can a Nevada notary notarize for someone who is not physically present?

Yes, but only after registering as an electronic notary public. Nevada does it through a definition rather than a separate remote credential: NRS 240.1882 says ‘appear before’ includes being ‘In a different physical location from another person but able to see, hear and communicate with the person by means of audio-video communication.’ Registration under NRS 240.192 requires an existing appointment, the electronic-notarization course and exam, and a $50 fee. The notary must be physically in Nevada during the act (NRS 240.1993(2)), must record the entire session after telling all participants it is being recorded, and must keep the recording at least 7 years (NRS 240.1995).

Can someone who lives outside Nevada be a Nevada notary?

Yes, if they live in a bordering state and work in Nevada. NRS 240.015(2) lets the Secretary of State appoint a resident of an adjoining state who either maintains a Nevada place of business registered under chapter 76 of NRS or ‘Is regularly employed at an office, business or facility located within the State of Nevada by an employer registered to do business in this State,’ and the appointment may be suspended if that connection ends. The Secretary of State names the qualifying states as California, Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Arizona. A non-resident notary’s stamp must carry the word ’nonresident’ (NRS 240.040(1)(b)(6)).

Does a Nevada notary need an embossed seal?

No. NRS 240.040(2): ‘After July 1, 1965, an embossed notarial seal is not required on notarized documents.’ What is required is a rubber or other mechanical stamp imprinted in indelible, photographically reproducible ink, no larger than 1 inch by 2 1/2 inches, showing the notary’s name, the phrase ‘Notary Public, State of Nevada’, the appointment expiration date, the certificate of appointment number, optionally the Great Seal of Nevada, and the word ’nonresident’ if the notary lives in a bordering state. It may not be affixed over printed material.

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